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- [wurk]
- /wɜrk/
- /wɜːk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wurk]
- /wɜrk/
Definitions of work word
- noun work Henry Clay, 1832–84, U.S. songwriter. 1
- adjective work of, for, or concerning work: work clothes. 1
- adjective work shaped and planed; working. 1
- verb without object work to do work; labor. 1
- verb without object work to be employed, especially as a means of earning one's livelihood: He hasn't worked for six weeks. 1
- verb without object work to be in operation, as a machine: The water should not be disconnected while the pump is working. 1
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Origin of work
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English worke, Old English worc, replacing Middle English werk(e), Old English weorc, cognate with Old Frisian, Old Saxon werk, Old High German werah, werc (German Werk), Old Norse verk, Greek érgon; (v.) Middle English worken, derivative of the noun, replacing Middle English wyrchen, Old English wyrcean; cognate with German wirken, Old Norse verkja, Gothic waurkjan
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Parts of speech for Work
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
work popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for work
noun work
- labor — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- labour — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- employment — The condition of having paid work.
- job — the central figure in an Old Testament parable of the righteous sufferer.
- vocation — a particular occupation, business, or profession; calling.
verb work
- drive — to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation.
- manage — to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income?
- pursue — to strive to gain; seek to attain or accomplish (an end, object, purpose, etc.).
- strive — to exert oneself vigorously; try hard: He strove to make himself understood.
- try — to attempt to do or accomplish: Try it before you say it's simple.
adjective work
- vocational — of, relating to, or connected with a vocation or occupation: a vocational aptitude.
- occupational — of or relating to an occupation, trade, or calling: occupational guidance.
- industrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- manufacturing — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
Antonyms for work
noun work
- fun — something that provides mirth or amusement: A picnic would be fun.
- idleness — the quality, state, or condition of being lazy, inactive, or idle: His lack of interest in the larger world and his consummate idleness were the causes of their dreadful divorce.
- laziness — lazy evaluation
- unemployment — the state of being unemployed, especially involuntarily: Automation poses a threat of unemployment for many unskilled workers.
- entertainment — The action of providing or being provided with amusement or enjoyment.
verb work
- stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- idle — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
- laze — to idle or lounge lazily (often followed by around): I was too tired to do anything but laze around this weekend.
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- relax — to make less tense, rigid, or firm; make lax: to relax the muscles.
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